Yeah, I’m great like that,Isaac had responded.
Julian chuckled. Isaac wouldn’t have known what humility was if it fell out of the sky and gave him a lap dance.
He probably would have been thrilled by the attention, honestly. Not that Julian could begrudge him that.Everyoneliked attention, Isaac just didn’t see any point in hiding that.
You keep telling yourself that,he responded.
So is this where I ask what you’re wearing?Isaac texted back at record speed.
Part of Julian would have liked to stand and exchange texts with him all day. His heart lit up with each one, and it wasdefinitelybrightening his day.
But he absolutely had to shower before work, which meant having to sacrifice this conversation. For now.
Isaac still wanted to talk to him, so they’d get the chance later.
Nothing, I’m about to shower.
Hot,Isaac responded.
Julian laughed again. It was good to know that Isaac was still interested in making him laugh.
Are you like this with everyone?
Honestly… more or less.
That didn’t surprise Julian even a little. At least Isaacwasbeing honest, not trying to pretend that Julian was his one-and-only. That would have been… painful, considering how much detail Julian knew about Isaac’s previous love life.
More than he wanted to, honestly. He’d never had the heart to block Isaac’s name on his social media accounts, but he hated how invasive some people got. Not just because he really didn’t want to hear about who Isaac was screwing this week, but because it wasn’t fair on him, either.
Julian could pick up a new partner every night and no one would evenknowabout it. Isaac should have had the same freedom.
I’m thinking dinner on Friday?Isaac added, just as Julian was thinking he’d gone back to training. Or whatever it was he did at this time of the morning.
Uh, sure,Julian rushed to respond, not wanting to seem anything less than enthusiastic.
Awesome, I’ll pick you up. Talk later,Isaac said.
With a little heart emoji at the end.
Julian bit down on his lip, his heart feeling as though it was in danger of bursting for a few beats.
It wasn’t a declaration of love from the rooftops, but… it was a heart. That was a lot more than Julian had expected.
It was early days yet, but the part of Julian that was a hopeless romantic was starting to think that all his dreams were about to come true.
